Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Belgium
Belgium: Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile was 6.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
6.7%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
20th
of 47 countries
All-time high
12.6%
in 2004
All-time low
6.7%
in 2024
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Belgium, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Belgium stood at 6.7%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Belgium peaked at 12.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2024.
That places Belgium 20th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 12.6% | — |
| 2005 | 8.6% | -31.7% |
| 2006 | 9.8% | +14.0% |
| 2007 | 10.1% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 12.5% | +23.8% |
| 2009 | 8.7% | -30.4% |
| 2010 | 8.9% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 10.6% | +19.1% |
| 2012 | 11.0% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 9.6% | -12.7% |
| 2014 | 10.4% | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 9.4% | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 9.8% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 9.4% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 7.7% | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 7.8% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 6.7% | -14.1% |
| 2025 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.4% | 8.6% | 12.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 8.4% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 6.7% | 7.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 17 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 7.8% compare
- 18 Spain 7.2% compare
- 19 Bulgaria 6.9% compare
- 21 Netherlands 6.5% compare
- 21 Netherlands 6.5% compare
- 23 France 6.4% compare
More economy & growth data for Belgium
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.25 Percent per annum (2029)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 1.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.1316 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 7,994 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual 1.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 0.132 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 8,020 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 8.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7123 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Belgium?
- Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile in Belgium was 6.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest housing cost overburden rate by income quintile recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 12.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest housing cost overburden rate by income quintile recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2024.
- How does Belgium rank for housing cost overburden rate by income quintile?
- Belgium ranks 20th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is housing cost overburden rate by income quintile rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Housing cost overburden rate by income quintile. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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